Robert J. Toohill, MD, FACS

Meet Dr. Toohill

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Toohill is the former Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences. Colleagues laud his clinical skills, leadership within his specialty, and work in building a department with a national reputation.

His energy and dedication in teaching has shaped the field of otolaryngology by influencing the many residents who have studied under him.

His research emphasis include sinus disease, reconstructive techniques for the larynx and upper trachea, and diagnosis and treatment for extraesophageal manifestations of gastroesophageal reflux.

His expertise is sought with frequent invitations as a visiting professor at medical schools around the U.S. and scientific speaker at national medical society meetings. He has received an Honor Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

Dr. Toohill was vice president of the Middle Section of the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, and hosted the society's 1999 regional meeting in Milwaukee. Dr. Toohill is also the past president of the Wisconsin Otolaryngological Society as well as the Medical College of Wisconsin/Marquette Medical Alumni Association.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) - Marquette University School of Medicine, Milwaukee, WI, 1960
  Residency - Otolaryngology, University of Illinois Research and Education Hospital, Chicago, IL, 1965

BOARD CERTIFICATION

• American Board of Otolaryngology

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

• American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
• American Auditory Association
• American Broncho-Esophagological Association
• American College of Surgeons
• American College of Surgeons, Wisconsin Chapter
• American Laryngological Association
• American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society
• American Medical Association
• American Society for Head & Neck Surgery
• Association of Academic Departments of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
• Association of American Medical Colleges
• Association for Research in Otolaryngology
• Centurion Club of the Deafness Research Foundation
• Chicago Laryngological and Otological Society
• Marquette/Medical College of Wisconsin Alumni Association
• Midwest Bio-Laser Institute
• Milwaukee Academy of Medicine
• Milwaukee County Medical Society
• Milwaukee Society of Head & Neck Medicine & Surgery
• Pan American Association of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Broncho-Esophagology
• Society of University of Otolaryngologists
• State of Wisconsin Medical Society
• University of Illinois Otolaryngologic Alumni Association
• Wisconsin Association for Biomedical Research & Education
• Wisconsin Society of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

CLINICAL INTERESTS

• Endoscopy
• General Otolaryngology
• Head and Neck Surgery
• Laser Surgery
• Nasal and Sinus Disease
• Sinus Endoscopy

CLINICAL PRACTICE

• Patient Age: 10+
• Joined MCW Faculty in 1978

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Extraesophageal Manifestations of Reflux
• Vasomotor Rhinitis
• Apirin Triad Disease

SCHEDULING INFORMATION

• Established Patient Appointments - 414.805.5626

CLINICAL PRACTICE LOCATION

Froedtert Hospital Clinic Practice Site
9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Phone: 414.805.5580
Fax: 414.476.4701